(If you use Bourne or Korn shell you should use ". /usr/local/arcinfo/setup.sh")

2. % arc

There is no man page for ArcInfo however an online help system called ArcDoc is available on Unix system. To view ArcDoc just type "help" from the prompt of ArcInfo. Please notes that viewing ArcDoc is a memory intensive operation especially when you click on the Find tab. Building the Full Text Search files is a computer intensive operation and should be avoided when possible. In addition to the ArcDoc online help system, you can also use "asciihelpcommand" and "usagecommand" for quick access to simplified command reference information.

clips (6.0) - The NASA-clips is a development and delivery expert tool. To start the clips, type "clips" at unix prompt. To exit the program, type '(exit)'. You can read some on-line CLIPS Documentation. Please notice that the document are displayed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. It will take some time to load the document.

CorelDRAW

CorelDRAW (3.5) is a graphics program which provides a full range of drawing, editing and text tools. CorelDRAW is a product of Corel Corporation. It runs under Windows, OS/2, and UNIX. The version of CorelDRAW running on our Unix system is version 3.5. The CorelDRAW3.5 application executables have the following names:

corelchart: Corelchart is for building charts that can simply and powerfully express complex ideas. You can use the charts you create by themselves, in a publication, for as part of a slide presentation or screen show.

coreldraw: coreldraw can be used to draw in Freehand, Bezier mode, rectangles, ellipses, circles, arcs, and pie wedges.

corelpaint: corelpaint combines impressive painting tools with powerful photo retouching capabilities in one easy to use Windows application. Produce photo-realistic images for all your presentations, brochures and documents. With Corelpaint even a novice can achieve professional results.

corelshow: corelshow helps you use Object Linking and Embedding, or OLE, to assemble objects from drawing, charting and other applications into multi-page (or) multi-slide) presentations.

coreltrace: coreltrace gives your artwork smooth line that print at the highest resolution of your printer.

Typing one of above names on the command line and pressing the return key will start the corresponding application. The first four of these can also be started with a command line argument, the name of the file to open. For coreldraw, the file must be a CDR file (a file whose extension is .cdr). For corelchart, the file must be a CCH file (.cch), and for corelshow, the file must be a SHW (.shw) file. corelpaint will accept a file of any type that it can normally import.

dbx

dbx (6.2) is an interactive, line-oriented, source-level, symbolic debugger. It lets you determine where a program crashed, view the values of variables and expressions, set breakpoints in the code, and run and trace a program. In addition, machine-level and other commands are available to help you debug code.

Debugger - The debugger is embedded into workshop. You can get online help from Workshop.

The Sun WorkShop provides a tightly integrated development environment for building and browsing, as well as debugging applications written in Fortran, C, and C++.

The WorkShop debugging facility is a window-based interface to dbx, while dbx itself is an interactive, line-oriented, source-level symbolic debugger. Either can be used to determine where a program crashed, to view or trace the values of variables and expressions in a running code, and to set breakpoints.

The WorkShop adds a sophisticated graphical environment to the debugging process that is integrated with tools for editing, building, and source code version control. It includes a data visualization capability to display and explore large and complex datasets, simulate results, and interactively steer computations.

Forte for Java (1.01) is an integrated development environment (IDE) built expressly to delight Java technology develtpers. Forte for Java is available on CCU Solaris 8 machine namely bradbury and heinlein. Forte for Java is only for testing at this moment. To use Forte for Java type "forte4j" from Unix command line. After you launch the Forte for Java could read the online help or learn from "Forte for Java Tutorial".

FrameMaker

FrameMaker (5.5.6) is a document publishing software from Frame Technology Corporation. You can use FrameMaker to create a wide range of public-quality documents-books, technical manuals, letters, memos, reports, newsletters, and presentations. The version of FrameMaker running on Unix system is version 5.5.6. To start FrameMaker on an X window system, just type "maker". FrameMaker has no man page, but it has interactive help available. The books on FrameMaker are also available in University Engineering Library.

gcc

GNU C, C++ compiler (egcs-2.91.66). The detailed information can be found on For more information, see the

gcl (V. 2.2.2) - The Gnu Common LISP interpreter. To start the GCL interpreter , type "gcl" at unix prompt. To exit the program, type "(bye)" or Ctrl-D. Many books on LISP programming are available from the Science Library. Here is an introduction to Comm on Lisp.

g++

GNU C, C++ compiler (egcs-2.91.66). The detailed information can be found on

ghostview (1.5) - is a viewer for PostScript documents. Suppose we have a postscript document called document.ps then we could use

ghostview document.ps

to view the contents of document.ps. To change from one page to another page type space bar. You may click the middle mouse button on the page number and directly jump to that page. To quit ghostview type "q". For more information on ghostview click here.

KisKis (Keep It Simple, Keep It Safe) is a java based tool for managing all of the various passwords needed for access to various web sites and accounts. The passwords are stored in an encrypted file in your home directory. Documentation is available here, but is largely unneeded. KisKis can be run in unix as /usr/local/bin/kiskis

LaTeX

LaTeX (3.14159, Web2c 7.3.1) - is a document preparation system developed by Leslie Lamport. LaTeX is a simplified interface to TeX since LaTeX is a collection of special command-"macros"-based on Donald E. Knuth's TEX program. LaTeX is widely used among scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and other researchers.

To use LaTeX you need to create an input file. The input file that contains the body of text and LaTeX formatting commands. The input file can be created with any word processor. However, the input file should be saved as ASCII format (or text file). The input file name should use .tex as its suffix. Suppose we have a LaTeX source file called My_LaTex_file.tex, at unix prompt type latex My_LaTex_file.tex as follows:

antares% latex My_LaTex_file.tex

The LaTeX will generates several files. These files have different suffix:

.aux - The file is primarily used for cataloging cross-references and table of contents entries.

.log - The file is used to record the error messages.

.dvi - The file can be reviewed with a previewer program or be sent to an printer.

We have two methods to view the output:

1. Use "xdvi".

% xdvi My_LaTex_file.dvi

2. Use "ghostview".

% dvips -o My_LaTex_file.ps My_LaTex_file

% ghostview My_LaTex_file.ps

The books on TeX and LaTeX are available from the Science Library. An introduction to LaTeX can be found at: http://tug.org/. You can also find some documentations at /usr/local/share/texmf/doc. For instance, you can use command:

Lindo (5.3) is a versatile tool for solving linear, integer, and quadratic programming problems. You can use LINDO's interactive modeling environment to easily build and solve optimization problems, or you can plug the powerful LINDO optimization engine into an application that you have created. More information can be found in vendor's home page.

MATHCAD (3.1) is a software package which provides the calculating and analytical power you need to solve the widest range of math, science and engineering problem. Mathcad is a unique new way to work with formulas, numbers, text, and graphs. After starting the Mathcad you can get the on line help. To start the mathcad, type "mcad".

Nedit(5.1.1) is a multi-purpose text editor. The Nedit features and on line documentation are available at http://www.nedit.org/. To start Nedit just type "nedit" from the Unix command line. You can also launch Nedit from Application Manager or drag the nedit icon from Application Manager onto you desk top.

You can view the man page here:

pc

SunPro Pascal compiler (4.2). The detailed information can be found on

Perl

Perl (5.6) - A scripting Language. There is a Perl Manual available on the home page of The University of Manitoba.

phone

Phone - an on-line campus directory. Example: %phone long

pico

Pico (4.1) – A simple text editor as used in the Pine mail client.

You can view the man page here:

prolog

prolog (3.1) - The SB-Prolog interpreter. To start the prolog interpreter, type "prolog" at unix prompt. To exit the program, type Ctrl-D. Here is an introduction to Prolog.

Advanced SAS has information for advanced SAS users at the UofM that would like to learn more about SAS/Warehouse Adminstrator.

SPSS

SPSS (6.1.4) is a complete tool kit of statistics, graphs and reports for use in a variety of applications in commercial, academic and government settings. Applications include surveys, marketing and sales analysis, data mining, quality improvement and statistical research of all types. If this is the your first time using SPSS you need to create an SPSS directory by typing "mkdir spss" under your home directory. To start SPSS

Type "spss"

Click File icon from windows "SPSS Startup Preferences"

Choose the spss directory you just created and click on the ok icon from window "SPSS: Select Journal File">

Click on ok from the window labelled "SPSS Startup Preferences"

The SPSS will launch two working windows: Data input and output windows. SPSS has on line help to teach you how to use SPSS. There is a Specification page for SPSS 6.1 for UNIX and OpenVMS on SPSS's home page. More information can be found on our SPSS how-to page and the SPSS website..

You can view the man page here:

tcl/tk

tcl/tk (8.0.4) - The Tcl/Tk is a programming system developed by John Ousterhout at the University of California, Berkeley,, which is easy to use, and which has very useful graphical interface facilities. TCL is the basic programming language, while TK is a ToolKit of widgets, which are graphical objects similar to those of other GUI toolkits, such as Xlib, Xview and Motif. Unlike many of the other toolkits, it is not necessary to use C or C++ in order to manipulate the widgets, and useful applications can be built very rapidly once some expertise of the TCL/TK system has been gained. To start the Tcl interpreter, type "tclsh" at unix prompt. To exit the program, type "exit". Tk's commands allow you to create graphical user interfaces. To start the Tk, type "wish" at unix prompt. It will display a small empty window on your screen and then read commands from standard input. If we type following Tcl commands to "wish"

button .a -text "Hello, world!" -command exit

pack .a

then the wish window will show the "Hello, world!" button. To exit wish, type "exit".

The TclX (Extended Tcl), is a set of extensions to Tcl, the Tool Command Language invented by Dr. John Ousterhout. Please check the extended Tcl home page at http://www.neosoft.com/TclX for more information.

To use the Extended Tcl type "tcl" or "wishx" at unix prompt. You can get on-line help by typing "help" after you invoke Extended Tcl. There is also a Tk based help program "tclhelp".

ups

ups a X11 and SunView based source level C debugger.

For more information see:

Be sure to compile using cc -g option to include debugging information in your executable.

This utility is quite old. It has been superseded by WorkShop, dbx, and gdb.

Vim(6.0) is an IMproved Vi text editor. VIM adds unlimited undo, syntax coloring, split windows, visual selection, gui support, and much more. For those who never use Vi, please read the VIM FAQ or you can type "vimtutor" to learn your first Vim commands. If you are familiar with Vi you may want to read the VIM REFERENCE MANUAL . To start Vim just typing "vim" from the Unix command line. You can type "gvim" to start the GUI version of Vim.

visu

Visu (6.2) is a Graphical User Interface builder for X and OSF/Motif. To use visual type visu or click the icon "Visual" in "Programs". For more information about Visual see the online documentation .

WorkShop

Workshop(6.2) is an Integrated Programming Environment. If Workshop is new for you please see the workshop documentation.

Features

Compilers: C, C++, Fortran

Intergrated Programming Environment

Source code management

Debugging and dbx

Code performance analysis

Multithreaded development tools

GUI builder

To use workshop just type "workshop" or click the icon "SUN WorkShop" in "Programs". You may refer to the online help menu for particular item.

xanim

xanim (2.7) - is an animation image viewer for the X Windows System. If we have a gif file called underc.gif then we can type "xanim underc.gif" to review the gif file.

xv

xv (3.10a) - is an interactive image viewer and manipulator for the X Windows System. It can operate on a large number of images such as GIF, JPEG, TIFF, IFF, Targa, PostScript, PBM, PGM, PPM, X11 bitmap, Sun Rasterfile etc. To start the xv, type "xv" at UNIX prompt. A On-Line Manual of XV is available at http://www.umbc.edu/pdsrc/docs/xvman310a/